Advanced-Level 2023 (English)

ADVANCED LEVEL

Course in editorial illustration

Edition 2023

ADVANCED-LEVEL COURSE IN EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION An advanced level course in editorial illustration that aims to bring out the personal style of the student through research work both on the narrative side and on the graphic-pictorial side.

OBJECTIVES The course is aimed at the realisation of a personal editorial project of professional level. There will be thoroughly dealt issues about the narration through images, the study of the characters and settings, the executive technique and the graphic planning.

ADDRESSEES The course is addressed to the Entry-Level in Editorial Illustration course’s graduates and to those who have already completed a specific basic training.

TITLE The mark obtained at the final exam of the Advanced-Level course, added to the one of the EntryLevel, is recognized as Qualification in Specific Education in the ranking list for the selection of the Master in Editorial Illustration Ars in Fabula.

Detail of Palazzo Compagnoni Marefoschi ineriors, Ars in Fabula school's head office.

Above: detail from an illustration by Felicita Sala, from "Arno and His ­Horse", Scribble Books Australia, 2021.

STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE The course runs from January to July and is divided into frontal thematic modules (in e-learning) that will take place on the weekends (one per month) held by teachers who are illustrators, editors and experts. Leading thread of the didactic is the project-book with a text chosen by the student or agreed with the teachers. The course has a coordinator teacher (e-learning mode) with the task of following the development of the editorial projects, and to direct the work on the technical-stylistic side. The publishers involved aim to evaluate the work of the student and to understand the criteria of the choices behind the birth of the book.

The course ends in July with the presentation of the projects realised to a commission of experts.

TEACHERS The faculty is composed of professionals and experts of the editorial sector, selected both for the artistic and professional level and for their consolidated didactic experience.

On front and back: illustration by Felicita Sala.

Respectively: "Arno and His H ­ orse", Scribble Books Australia, 2021; "Your Bithday Was the BEST!", Affirm Press, 2020.

The Advanced-Level in editorial illustration stands as the progression of the Entry-Level course, and aims to develop and consolidate his themes and techniques.

This course is designed for those who want to deepen their knowledge before entering the Master course, but also for those who want a different path and prefers to approach the professional publishing world by developing a personal book project. The teaching is developed according to the one to one coaching method, following each student in their own personal path on the project phase and on the artistic and technical aspects. The program does articulates in full-immersion front modules (one weekend per month) and weekly revisions (all in e-learning mode). The course will address the project of a picturebook on a text proposed by the student. We will face an important phase of experimentation that will affect the narrative and the executive side of the book, the search for the most suitable technique for the student and the text. We will meet some protagonists of the publishing world who will tell us about their professional experience and that will make us understand their point of view; which are the goals of a publishing house, how they evaluate a project, how they make their choices.

Another important appointment will be the mid-term review of the project. In May the works will be under assessment by a publisher, chosen on the Italian or international scene, who will judge the individual projects carried out so far. A unique occasion for the continuation of the work. Finally, the graphic aspect of the book, its editorial form. We will work on the covers and on the inside pages until the final layout.

At the end of the course the students will present their projects to a panel of publishers. This appointment aims to connect the students with major publishing houses, giving the opportunity to make yourself known and have a real feedback on your work.

COURSE STRUCTURE A.Y. 2023 MODULE 1 PLANNING OF THE PICTURE BOOK

MODULE 2 COMPOSITION AND COLOUR OF THE ILLUSTRATION

MODULE 3 FINALISATION OF THE PROJECT

MEETING WITH EDITORS

PRESENTATION OF THE PROJECT

January: Text choice and analysis. Study of characters and settings.

Pictorial techniques. Revision work.

February: Study of characters and settings. Story-board.

Pictorial techniques. Revision work.

March: Design illustration. Pictorial techniques.

Revision work.

April: Technical finalization. The graphic design.

Revision work.

May: Review with the editor. Revision work.

June: Graphic design of the project.

How to present an editorial project. Revision work.

Catalogues and editorial choices. (the calendar will be communicated to the students)

July: Revision work. Presentation of the book projects.

Ars in Fabula adopts the G SUITE platform FOR EDUCATION by Google for e-learning.

Illustration by Cinzia Ghigliano, from "La più bella del reame", Donzelli Editore, 2021.

PLANNING OF THE PICTURE BOOK MODULE 1

JANUARY FRIDAY FROM 09:00 TO 18:30 TEXT CHOICE AND ANALYSIS. SATURDAY FROM 09:00 TO 18:30 STUDY OF CHARACTERS AND SETTINGS. PICTORIAL TECHNIQUES. REVISION (WEEKLY ).

FEBRUARY FRIDAY FROM 09:00 TO 18:30 STUDY OF CHARACTERS AND SETTINGS. SATURDAY FROM 09:00 TO 18:30 STORY-BOARD. PICTORIAL TECHNIQUES. REVISION (WEEKLY ).

Illustration by Isabella Labate, from "Il bambino del tram", Orecchio Acerbo, for release in October 2022.

COMPOSITION AND COLOUR OF THE ILLUSTRATION MODULE 2

MARCH FRIDAY FROM 09:00 TO 18:30 DESIGNING THE ILLUSTRATION. SATURDAY FROM 09:00 TO 18:30 STUDY THE EXECUTIVE TECHNIQUE. REVISION (WEEKLY ).

APRIL FRIDAY FROM 09:00 TO 18:30 FINALISATION OF EXECUTIVE TECHNIQUE. SATURDAY FROM 09:00 TO 18:30 THE EDITORIAL LAYPUT. REVISION (WEEKLY ).

Illustration by Cinzia Ghigliano, from "La più bella del reame", Donzelli Editore, 2021.

FINALISATION OF THE PROJECT MODULE 3

MAY FRIDAY FROM 09:00 TO 18:30 REVIEW WITH THE EDITOR. SATURDAY FROM 09:00 TO 18:30 REVIEW WITH THE EDITOR. REVISION (WEEKLY ).

JUNE FRIDAY FROM 09:00 TO 18:30 GRAPHIC PLANNING OF THE PROJECT. SABATO FROM 09:00 TO 11:00 GRAPHIC PLANNING OF THE PROJECT. REVISION (WEEKLY ).

Illustration by Felicita Sala, from "Your school is the best!", Affirm Press, 2021.

PROJECT PRESENTATION MODULE 3

JULY REVISION (WEEKLY ).

WEDNESDAY FROM 09:00 TO 18:30 EXAM. THURSDAY FROM 09:00 TO 18:30 EXAM. The commission will be composed of experts of the sector selected among editors, literary agents and illustrators and will be designated by the end of June.

Illustration by Isabella Labate, from "Il bambino del tram", Orecchio Acerbo, for release in October 2022.

ADVANCED-LEVEL

RULES DURATION The course takes place from January to July and it ends with a final exam that is the presentation of the book projects to a commission of experts.

The thematic modules, in e-learning, take place on the weekends (one per month). The reviews of the projects (e-learning) are on a weekly basis. The entire Advanced-Level Course lasts 300 hours.

COSTS The cost of the Advanced-Level Course is 1.900 €.+ IVA 22% (tot. 2.318 €).

APPLICATION Send by email the filled out and signed application form (you can find it in the download section of the Advanced-Level page of the site Ars in Fabula or can be requested from the secretariat) together with a copy of the payment to the secretariat at info@arsinfabula.com

Detail from an illustration by Felicita Sala, from "Un an a Fleurville", Cambourakis, 2021.

Published in Italy by Rizzoli, "Un anno a Fleurville", 2022.

PAYMENTS It is possible to pay in one solution or, on request, to pay in installments with five payments, according to the table below. To request the payment in instalments you have to tick the appropriate box in the application form.

Installments: 1°) 518 € at the moment of the application. 2°) 450 € by the 26th February. 3°) 450 € by the 26th March. 4°) 450 € by the 28th May, 5°) 450 € by the 25th June.

Please contact the secretariat before making the payment of the registration to check if there is a place available. Ars in Fabula Secretariat: info@arsinfabula.com.

PAYMENT METHOD Bank transfer to current account payable to AIF srl (purpose: ADVANCED-LEVEL + last name and first name of the student) BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS IBAN IT97A0538713401000003590290 Codice SWIFT BPMOIT22XXX Current account in the name of AIF srl.

BPER Bank, Macerata Agency, Corso della Repubblica n° 38.

Send the receipt of the bank transfer to the email address info@arsinfabula.com.

WAIVER AND REFUNDS The cancellation from the course and the reimbursement is provided for, according to italian law, within ten days from enrollment. In case the student finds it impossible to complete the cycle of studies, for proven reasons, the course can be recovered in the following year. The student is however obliged, in case payment in instalments was chosen, to pay the entire course according to the preset schedule.

Management reserves the right to modify anything considered necessary, in its sole discretion, for the success of the course or due to unexpected needs of any kind.

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Ars in Fabula – Illustration School Palazzo Compagnoni-Marefoschi Via Don Minzoni 11, Macerata 62100 tel. 0733 231740 – info@arsinfabula.com www.arsinfabula.com